Summary

This guide provides step-by-step instructions to disable enhanced security features for PDFs in Adobe Acrobat. Certain PDFs may deny access when you try to open them. This workaround will help disable that error.

Steps

1. In the Adobe application, navigate to the following path:

Menu (top left) > Preferences > Security (Enhanced)2. Under Sandbox Protections uncheck Enable Protect Mode at startup

3. Select OK at the bottom of the screen.

4. You have successfully turned off the security feature for Adobe Acrobat.